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STUBBS DIARY. 
79tli Highlanders, detachment. 
82nd Regiment, one wing. 
22nd Punjab Infantry. 
No. 2 Company Sappers. 
The other wing of the 82nd is at Shahjafianpur, where the Mulvi is in¬ 
vesting them. Coke remains with his Sikh Brigade. We are, most of 
us, sorry to lose him. I am ! and so ought Jones to be. Brind was in 
the city, shelling and mining rebels out of it. Franks is to join the 
other camp and return to Meerut. , Hanna takes the opportunity 
and goes with him ; so I am left with only one sub. again, but a very 
good one. Was put in orders for the (honorary) post of Deputy 
Commissary of Ordnance to the Brigade which is termed (( The Shah- 
jahanpur Field Force.” 
May 8th, Saturday .—Marched at 2.30 a.m. to Faridpur, about 11 
miles from the chief’s camp. Had to go round the city, part of which 
is on fire, which added considerably to the length of the march. A 
severe dust-storm in the evening, with thunder, was followed by tor¬ 
rents of rain, and the tents got completely soaked. Our march to¬ 
morrow was countermanded. The heat is very great, but Austen’s 
men do not seem to suffer from it; neither do mine ; but the infantry 
lost, to-day and during the night, six men from the effects of the sun 
on the march, though we were in camp in good time. 1 
1 As I cannot be tried for it now, and have not tbe fear of Lord Clyde hanging over me, I may 
confess my sins. When the sun got hot I made the men pack their tunics on the limbers and 
wagons, for which purpose straps were provided. They marched, and worked the heavies, in shirt 
sleeves; and when there was work to do in the field double rations of tea (for which Government 
did not pay, nor the men) were provided, and we had “ dud walis ” (not camel-men !) who 
supplied the men with refreshing draughts of milk. The husbands herded the cows, their wives 
carried the milk vessels on their heads into action, and the gunners took care that they should 
be well looked after and respected. With only 67 hT.-C.O.’s and men, I could not afford to have 
any in hospital. 
(To be continued). 
